Cookies

When we provide services, we want to make them easy, useful and reliable. Where services are delivered on the internet, this sometimes involves placing small amounts of information on the device you are using, for example, your computer or mobile phone. These include small files known as ‘cookies’. They cannot be used to identify you personally.

These pieces of information are used to improve services and ensure they work for you through:

enabling a service to recognise your device so you don’t have to give the same information several times during one task

recognising that you may already have given a username and password so you don’t need to do it for every web page requested

measuring how many people are using services, so they can be made easier to use and there’s enough capacity to ensure they are fast

You can manage internet browser cookies yourself and learn more about them by visiting Gov.uk.

Cookies used for Electronic Records Online

Name: ViewDocument
Typical content: remembers if this document has been viewed
Expires: when user exits browser

Name: EROASPXAUTH
Typical content: Forms authentication cookie used to identify and determine the data access permissions of the logged in user. On the public website, all ERO users are logged in automatically and assigned to an anonymous user account.
Expires: when user exits browser

When you access our website, Web Trends and Google Analytics sets cookies to help us accurately estimate the number of visitors to the website and volumes of usage. This to enable us to deliver a service best suited to our users’ needs.